Prevent and Manage Waste

Xerox's commitment is to produce waste-free products in waste-free facilities to help our customers reduce waste. Our aim is to design products, packaging and supplies that make efficient use of resources, minimise waste, reuse material where feasible and recycle what can't be reused. All Xerox products contain between 0-5% post-consumer recycled plastic content. For all new products placed on the EU market, spare parts shall be made available for a minimum of 5 years after the end of product manufacturing.

Xerox supplies recycling program

The Xerox Green World Alliance collection and reuse / recycling program in partnership with our customers results in millions of cartridges and toner containers returned for reuse or recycling each year.

As part of our commitment to environmentally responsible business practices, Xerox continues to make improvements to our supplies returns and recycling programs.

Xerox product takeback and recycling program

Xerox pioneered the practice of remanufacturing, reusing and recycling of office equipment. Our machines are designed for easy disassembly and durability, contain fewer parts, and are controlled for chemical content.

Waste-free factories

Since the early 1990s, Xerox has maintained an internal initiative known as the Waste-Free Factory.

This initiative drives the global implementation of an ISO 14001-compliant environmental management system, and helps achieve a 93% recycling rate for non-hazardous materials. Learn more about how we manage environmental performance.

Partnering to promote responsible recycling of e-waste

Xerox has joined the Sustainable Electronic Recycling International coalition as a founding member of the "R2 Leader Program". SERI is a non-profit organisation devoted to advancing sustainable electronics reuse and recycling globally. R2 Leaders commit to support responsible and sustainable electronics repair and recycling as described in the R2 Standard. Additionally, R2 Leaders, including Xerox are taking leadership roles in projects for responsible reuse and recycling around the globe.